Acacia torticarpa C.A.Gardner ex R.S.Cowan & Maslin

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Acacia

Characteristics

Shrub (?). Branchlets strongly sulcate, villous-tomentose. Stipules persistent, caudate-subulate, 3–4 mm long, tomentose. Phyllodes patent to inclined, narrowly linear to oblanceolate-linear or elliptic-linear, ± incurved, 3.5–5.5 cm long, 2–3.5 mm wide, acute, mucronate early, coriaceous, villous-tomentose at first, ± glabrescent, with 6 raised distant veins, of which 3 or 4 are more strongly raised; gland 1, 1–3.5 mm above base. Inflorescences simple, 2 per axil; peduncles absent or very short, tomentose; 4 bract-like bracteoles at base of head; heads globular, 5 mm diam., 17-or 18-flowered. Flowers 5-merous; sepals 1/2–2/3-united; petals puberulous. Pods flexuose-linear, ± 20 mm long, 2 mm wide, coriaceous, villous-tomentose. Seeds longitudinal, oval to elliptic, 1.5–2 mm long, glossy, tan; aril apical.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Acacia torticarpa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:939607-1
WFO ID wfo-0000202162
COL ID 8Q74
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Acacia torticarpa Racosperma torticarpum